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Broadstairs is a magical place!

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: August 24, 2016
Filed Under: Activities, Broadstairs, Entertainment, Local Area, Night Life, Video

Houdini’s Magic Bar is a recent new addition to Broadstairs High Street. If you don’t know what a ‘magic bar’ might be, it’s a very rare thing indeed in this country, though apparently not so uncommon in America, there is only one other in the whole of the UK (Illusions in Bristol). Houdini’s Broadstairs’ is […]

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Moonlight Maze fun at Quex

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: August 16, 2016
Filed Under: 2016 Events, Activities, Days Out, Gardens, Local Area, Villages

Quex Park in Birchington is a short way along the coast from Broadstairs, just beyond Margate. It’s a great day out, featuring a range of attractions. This blog post highlights a special evening event at the park – the Moonlight Maze Night on 27th August. The famously adventurous Powell Cotton family originally owned this country estate, which is […]

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New – Open Top Bus along the coast

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: July 15, 2016
Filed Under: 2016 Events, Activities, Broadstairs, Children, Days Out, Local Area, Ramsgate

From 23rd July till 4th of September this year a new exciting open top bus route will take passengers along the coast from Stone Bay in Broadstairs to the Boating Pool in Ramsgate. The bus livery is retro in style and reminiscent of the old East Kent bus service and brings back memories of seaside holidays […]

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Love our beautiful beaches!

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: June 3, 2016
Filed Under: Activities, Children, Local Area

Great news about our local beaches for 2016 (all of which are beautifully sandy remember). Seven of them have been awarded Blue Flag status. The Blue Flag is an international benchmark of quality celebrating the best beaches in the world. For our little corner of Kent to be awarded so many (more than any other area) […]

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Some special events in 2016 at Crampton Tower Museum

Written by: Lorraine
Written on: May 22, 2016
Filed Under: 2016 Events, Activities, Broadstairs, Children, History, Local Area

This year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Crampton, a famous son of Broadstairs, the 19th century engineer. Crampton was responsible for the striking crenelated flint water tower visible from the High Street and station platforms and also the Louisa footbridge which straddles Viking Bay and Louisa Bay and was named after […]

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